BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Governor Gavin Newsom
State
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
AB 1633 seeks to reduce delays in urban housing developments
To prevent delays in building urban housing, Assembly Bill 1633, or AB 1633, would strengthen the ability of a project to progress upon completion of an Environmental Impact Review, or EIR, required by the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
State
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
AB 1633 seeks to reduce delays in urban housing developments
To prevent delays in building urban housing, Assembly Bill 1633, or AB 1633, would strengthen the ability of a project to progress upon completion of an Environmental Impact Review, or EIR, required by the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
Transit
MARCH 13, 2023
BART inspector general resigns, citing lack of independence for office
Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, inspector general Harriet Richardson resigned March 3 after the BART board of directors, BART general manager and employee union SEIU local 1021 allegedly obstructed her ability to carry out her duty conducting independent oversight.
Transit
MARCH 13, 2023
BART inspector general resigns, citing lack of independence for office
Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, inspector general Harriet Richardson resigned March 3 after the BART board of directors, BART general manager and employee union SEIU local 1021 allegedly obstructed her ability to carry out her duty conducting independent oversight.
State
JANUARY 18, 2023
'No part of the state untouched': Biden approves emergency, major disaster declarations in California
Due to intense winter storms that led to 20 deaths and the forced evacuation of tens of thousands of California residents, Biden approved a Presidential California Emergency Declaration on Jan. 8, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
State
JANUARY 18, 2023
'No part of the state untouched': Biden approves emergency, major disaster declarations in California
Due to intense winter storms that led to 20 deaths and the forced evacuation of tens of thousands of California residents, Biden approved a Presidential California Emergency Declaration on Jan. 8, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
State
AUGUST 31, 2022
‘Torture’: AB 2632 could limit use of solitary confinement
The California Senate passed AB 2632, or the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, Tuesday. If signed by Gov. Newsom, the bill would limit the use of solitary confinement in the state.
State
AUGUST 31, 2022
‘Torture’: AB 2632 could limit use of solitary confinement
The California Senate passed AB 2632, or the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, Tuesday. If signed by Gov. Newsom, the bill would limit the use of solitary confinement in the state.
State
AUGUST 24, 2022
CA Gov. Newsom vetoes supervised injection and consumption sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.
State
AUGUST 24, 2022
CA Gov. Newsom vetoes supervised injection and consumption sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a Senate bill, which would have allowed several Californian cities to open safe injection and consumption sites.
Communities
MARCH 01, 2022
Berkeley school district, child care centers respond to CA mask mandate lift
Masks will no longer be required in schools and child care centers in California after March 11, according to an announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Communities
MARCH 01, 2022
Berkeley school district, child care centers respond to CA mask mandate lift
Masks will no longer be required in schools and child care centers in California after March 11, according to an announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Op-Eds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
CA makes progress toward zero-emissions transport, but work remains
Millions of Californians are breathing air so dirty it is illegal. Coupled with other impacts of the climate crisis, the need for action is clear.
Op-Eds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
CA makes progress toward zero-emissions transport, but work remains
Millions of Californians are breathing air so dirty it is illegal. Coupled with other impacts of the climate crisis, the need for action is clear.
Op-Eds
JULY 03, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom: Support an ethnic studies requirement in CSUs
AB 1460 represents a small, yet important first start to diversify the CSU system’s curricula with a three-unit ethnic studies course for graduation.
Op-Eds
JULY 03, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom: Support an ethnic studies requirement in CSUs
AB 1460 represents a small, yet important first start to diversify the CSU system’s curricula with a three-unit ethnic studies course for graduation.
State
DECEMBER 09, 2019
State considers putting additional warning label on cannabis products
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will hold a meeting to determine whether cannabis smoke and THC — the chemical in cannabis that makes people “high” — will be added to a list of harmful toxins, per Proposition 65.
State
DECEMBER 09, 2019
State considers putting additional warning label on cannabis products
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will hold a meeting to determine whether cannabis smoke and THC — the chemical in cannabis that makes people “high” — will be added to a list of harmful toxins, per Proposition 65.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 03, 2019
UC Berkeley poll shows majority of CA voters favor SB 276, which tightened state vaccine regulations
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, released a poll Monday that found that 83 percent of registered California voters favor SB 276, which tightened the state’s vaccine regulations.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 03, 2019
UC Berkeley poll shows majority of CA voters favor SB 276, which tightened state vaccine regulations
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, released a poll Monday that found that 83 percent of registered California voters favor SB 276, which tightened the state’s vaccine regulations.
